Russians were also advised to have a considerable package of medications handy (in particular - iodine medicines), as well as luminescent light sources, sealed waste containers, and several liters of bleach.

Earlier, U.S. President Donald Trump in a confusing series of tweets first promised to carry out a missile strike on Syria as a response to the latest chemical attack in Douma, adding that Russia should "get ready" for this, and a little later he said that today's relationship between Moscow and Washington is worse "than has ever been," adding that there is "no reason for this."

Russia's ambassador to Lebanon Alexander Zasypkin earlier told a local Al-Manar TV channel that Russia reserves the right to shoot down all incoming missiles in Syria and also engage launch sites in case of a U.S. attack.

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